Canada Workers Benefit - Error

[TurboTaxSusan]

@not_my_fathers_t4 If the tax payer is a full time student, they will usually enter a tuition slip, or be too young for the credit. TurboTax will take off the credit if either is the case. There is also the option of not claiming the CWB, if you know that you don't qualify.

[not_my_fathers_t4]

In my case the parents claimed the tuition.  And I had never heard of the CWB so was just trusted TurboTax. 

[TurboTaxSusan]

@not_my_fathers_t4  The student has to claim the tuition on their return first, and then transfer the credit to someone else. A T2202 is issued in the the student's name, regardless of who actually paid the tuition.

[poipoyan]

I still cannot take away the page after following your steps. When I click "GO", it go to the page instead of delete the page.

[TurboTaxBrenda]

If you go to top left click "FIND" type in Canada workers benefit then GO- once there you will see it will ask "Do you want to claim the Canada workers benefit?"  There you can click on "NO". 

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

[JasonM89]

Hello,

   I am on the easy-step page where it asks, "do you want to apply for the canada workers benefit", but it does NOT allow an option for "yes" or "no" as shown on your screenshot.  It ONLY continues to ask who will apply (between me & my spouse) and then asks 4 qualifying questions to show that I qualify (are you tax exempt, have you been to jail, etc).  

   I have even gone in through the forms schedule 6 and attempted to manually uncheck the box of "are you claiming this benefit", but if I uncheck myself, it then auto checks my spouse and visa versa.

 Please help, this is incredibly frustrating (and made more so seeing as this is a problem from previous years software).

[TurboTaxBrenda]

Are either of you a full-time student?

[JasonM89]

No.  I had 7 months of part-time study, but neither are full-time students.

[TurboTaxBrenda]

Can you please call in to our Phone support service so that they can view your screen and help you.

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

[Santaclaus1]

Your fix to declaring you do not want the CWB deduction does not work.  I have done it three times now and said NO to it, but nothing changes on the return, including the amount of the refund, which is wrong because we are not eligible for the CWB.  And there is a drawback - which you suggest there isn't  - to taking the deduction - because if you are not eligible, you will have to return the money.

I called the CRA for clarification - was told - one must have $3000 of EARNED INCOME in order to qualify for the CWB - or there is a much more complicated formula online if anyone is interested.  So if you only have $1,250, or $2,850 in EARNED income - anything under $3000 - one is not eligible for it.  Honestly, you guys should know this - especially when people - your clients - have been asking since 2022 for information regarding this.  Very disappointed with this product this year.  I want to file now - not when you all get around to fixing something which you have been aware of for it looks like - close to two years.